Indiana and Kentucky household incomes slipping more than most states

4:14 PM,
Nov. 14, 2012

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Maureen Groppe | Gannett Washington Bureau

The gap between the richest and poorest Hoosier households grew faster than in all but five other states in recent years, a new report concludes. Kentucky also ranks in the top 10 states where income inequality grew the most in recent years.

In the late 1990s, the income of the richest fifth of Hoosier households was about six times the income of the poorest fifth. By the mid-2000's, the rich made eight times as much, according to a report released Thursday from the Center on Budget and Policy Priorities and the Economic Policy Institute, think tanks that focus on policies affecting low- and ...

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Indiana and Kentucky household incomes slipping more than most states

The gap between the richest and poorest Hoosier households grew faster than in all but five other states in recent years, a new report concludes. Kentucky also ranks in the top 10 states where income